In Friday's league outing, the host Buhach Colony Thunder soccer squad scored a tight 4-0 victory over the Merced Bears.

The Thunder (5-3) will now prepare for their outing against Atwater (Atwater, CA). The Falcons go into the Central California Conference outing with a 2-5 record. In their last outing, Atwater Golden Valley (Merced, CA), 0-0, in a league outing.

Next up, the Bears confront the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) in a Central California Conference outing, on Wednesday, January 22. Merced will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Gauchos go into the outing with a 6-4 record after their 4-0 league win over Los Banos (Los Banos, CA).